Chapter 2 · Chapter exam
Chapter 2 exam
A 9-question review of all 4 lessons in Chapter 2. Answer every question, then check your answers: each one comes with an explanation, and you can retake the exam as often as you like.
Chapter 2 exam Chapter 2 review
9 questions · self-graded
1 Complete the present singular: (ἐγὼ) κράζ-ω , (σὺ) κράζ- ___, (ὁ δοῦλος) κράζ-ει . -ει -εις -ω -ος
The 2s ending is -εις , characterized by σ : σὺ κράζεις .
2 Which of these words are enclitics? Select all that apply με σύ σε ὁ
με and σε are enclitics, accented with the previous word. σύ is not an enclitic, and ὁ is a proclitic, pronounced with the following word.
3 Which uses of πρός are illustrated in this chapter? Select all that apply Movement towards a person The individual spoken to Temporal extent Instrument used to perform an action Negative relation ('against')
πρός marks movement toward a person, the one spoken to, temporal extent, goals, and positive or negative relations; instrument is not among its uses here.
4 Greek speakers do not normally use πρός for movement to an inanimate destination like a house (πρὸς τὸν οἶκον) . True or false True False
πρός is generally used for direction toward an animate object, so 'going πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον' is normal but 'πρὸς τὸν οἶκον' is not.
5 In ὀλιγόπιστος 'of little faith', which syllable carries the accent? The antepenultima The penultima The ultima The first syllable
The accent is on -γό- , the third to last syllable (antepenultima), which is as far back as a Greek accent can go even in a five-syllable word.
6 Joseph travels from 3:00 to 5:00. Asked at 4:20 what he is doing, someone answers 'He is traveling.' What does this present tense convey? The traveling has finished The traveling has not yet started The traveling is still taking place at the time being discussed The traveling happens every day
The present tense relates two time intervals: the event has not finished relative to the time being talked about.
7 What does ἄγω σε πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον mean? I am leading you to the man You are leading me to the man The man is leading you to me I am sending the man to you
ἄγω is 1s 'I lead', σε is the accusative 'you', and πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον marks movement toward the man.
8 In ἡ ἀδελφὴ τύπτει με , the enclitic με is counted with the following word for accenting. True or false True False
Enclitics are counted with the previous word; it is proclitics that go with the following word.
9 Why does a 2nd person pronoun in a vocabulary entry, as in σῴζω σε , signal an animate argument? 2nd person pronouns are always feminine An addressee must always be animate σε is always pluralEnclitics refer only to objects
The one addressed must be animate, so σε marks arguments that are necessarily persons or animals.
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